McGuinness set to make his mark at Oliver’s Mount

Emma Spencer

The second most successful TT rider of all time will be making his mark at the first Scarborough round of the road racing season.

With 23 wins and 44 podium places under his belt at the Isle of Man, John McGuinness has confirmed he will be attending the Bob Smith Spring Cup Road Races at Oliver’s Mount this weekend.

It is 21 years since the crowd favourite first raced at Scarborough and McGuiness will also be bringing two of his most prized bikes for display in the paddock.

They are his Honda Fireblade, which took him to his first ever 130mph lap, and his Mugen electric bike. Both will be ridden for a lap each day.

There are some 20 races throughout the two-day programme including juniors, sidecars, super and ultra lightweights, classic superbike and seniors.

The weekend’s flagship race, the Bob Smith Spring Cup will be run on the Sunday.

Silicone Kawasaki’s Dean Harrison will be looking to continue his domination of the Scarborough rounds but there will be plenty of opposition, notably in the form of TT winner Ivan Lintin backed by his Devitts RC Express team and team-mate Steve Mercer while Daley Mathison will be showing off his new colours, competing on Ian Hutchinson’s ex-BMW S100RRs in Eddie Stobart colours.